GENERAL INFORMATION
The Department of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in physiology to begin in August 2025. A successful candidate will contribute to teaching in our functional organismal biology introductory course (BIOL 162). We are particularly interested in candidates who can also teach an upper-division course (with lab) in comparative physiology. The candidate will be expected to establish a productive research program in their area of interest that is well-suited to undergraduate participation. The research area is open, but please note that facilities for research on vertebrate systems are extremely limited. Additional information
about the Biology department is available at: https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/biology
This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and full benefits. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College and the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to visit our Prospective Faculty page.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and a commitment to effective undergraduate teaching in the context of a liberal arts college. A Ph.D. in a relevant field of biology is required at the beginning of the appointment.
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please submit a cover letter addressing the position requirements listed above, a current curriculum vitae, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement on teaching, and a statement on research. The teaching statement should address how your training and experiences have prepared you to teach in our introductory course (BIOL 162) and in the upper-division physiology course. The research statement should contextualize the research for a broad Biology department, provide future plans, and describe strategies for undergraduate involvement.
As a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, the College values dialogue among people from diverse perspectives as integral to the mission and essential to the excellence of our academic program (see http://holycross.edu/mission). In your materials please highlight how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or service might support the College’s mission
and its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications. Please submit all application materials only through this platform: to https://apply.interfolio.com/152003. Materials submitted through any other means will not be considered.
Applications should be submitted by September 16. Initial interviews of selected applicants will take place in October 2024 via Zoom, and three confidential letters of recommendation will be required at this stage. Campus visits for selected applicants will take place in November. Questions about this search may be directed to the search committee
chair, Dr. Michelle Mondoux, mmondoux@holycross.edu.
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,100 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a
richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.
